Kaposis sarcoma in a Nairobi Hospital
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Kaposis sarcoma in a Nairobi hospital.
BACKGROUND Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is associated epidemiologically with HIV infection and a number of countries have reported a dramatic increase in the incidence of KS with the advent of AIDS. Although AIDS is prevalent in Kenya, no studies on the impact of AIDS on the pattern of KS has been carried out. OBJECTIVE To determine any changes in the pattern of KS that might have occurred since the...
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i3.9139